Restless nights.

[Sandie]

During the last couple of nights my husband has been woken by me apparently being very restless and having what he thought was bad dreams. Could this be mild night time seizures or would it just be restless sleep. Last night when I woke after it, I had a headache. My husband was half asleep at the time and couldn't really recognize anything specific about it except to say that I was very restless. I didn't recall having bad dreams at the time of these occurrences. My E is developing all the time so I am really not sure what to expect next.

 

[BrandiBrat]

Hi Sandie,
My seizures are about 75% nocturnal. Since I'm a single mom, I have to rely on my daughter to tell me what I do during the night but she is pretty good about giving me an accurate description because she knows how important it is so I can let my Dr. know how my meds are working. I also make note of how my bed looks in the morning (whether the sheets are completely messed up) and whether or not I am laying sideways in the bed when I wake up. Most of the time I wake up in the morning and I don't remember a thing. I wake up feeling extremely tired as if I didn't sleep, when my seizures were extensive or lasted for hours. Otherwise, if they only lasted a short while, I wake up with a mild headache but feel fine. I won't have any memory until my daughter will tell me that I was up all night wandering around. Since my seizures are complex partial, I have the lip smacking as if I'm chewing gum. My daughter says I also stomp my feet, which is what wakes her up. A month ago, I developed a fascination for drawers. She said I walk around the house and open/shut them very loudly.
I also hide things that I think are important to me such as spare printer ink, jewelry, silverware (I know...weird) and then the next day I have no idea where I put it and have to hunt all over the place for it. I still have not found many of my things. Stupid brain...
My daughter tries to shoo me back into my room and she says I just smack my lips and say, "Huh?" as my reply to every question from "what is your name?" to "do you want to go to the moon in the morning?" Since I have no recollection in the morning I'm obviously unconscious at the time.
I do this twice a month, during my ovulation and the week of my period. I am seeing my Dr. on Friday and we've talked about my catamenial epilepsy before but I'm going to ask her about Diamox to help with replacing some of my hormones during that time.
I hope you begin to get some rest at night and yours doesn't progress to where mine is. It can be pretty freaky when someone tells you that you do things at night without your knowledge of it. :/

 

[BrandiBrat]

I also woke up one morning with unexplained bruises on my arms and legs. I never found out what happened, but I woke up back in my bed the next morning. I felt like I got beat up, though.

 

[Sandie]

Oh Brandi, It must be quite frustrating for you. Mine are complex partials also but mine are during the day. I am hoping my night time disturbances are just restless sleep as I certainly don't display any of the behaviours you are experiencing at night. I am a little concerned I could be headed that way though. My husband actually rang me from work this morning and asked if I was ok so I think I was more' restless' than usual. I have suggested that he tries to get my attention and if he is not able then it is probably a mild seizure. I don't recollect anything but I am so tired at the moment and I am not sure whether it is the meds or night time disturbances.
You say you hide things? I don't but I have this thing about throwing away cutlery in the rubbish. Mainly spoons. I've gotten used to checking the rubbish bag for' interesting' garbage.(Ha) Take care dear friend and thanks for the post.

 

[BrandiBrat]

Ah, I have a "thing" for forks! I can't tell you how many trips to the thrift store I've had to make to buy more. lol I know it's not funny but I've learned not to fight it. My brain is going to throw them away for some reason. onder: